Efficiency or equity? Simulating the impact of high-risk and population intervention strategies for the prevention of disease

SSM - Population Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-8

  Platt, Jonathan M ^a   Keyes, Katherine M ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; equity; High blood pressure; High risk prevention; Primary prevention; Simulation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007190293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23528273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.11.002     Document Type: Article

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